Heated Grips & Internal Wiring
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Heated Grips & Internal Wiring
As soon as it warms up a bit, I'll be putting the Chubby 575 bars on my '10 Limited. I think I've got all the parts together, but now I'm wondering.... Will the bars support internal wiring, TBW, and heated grips? Looking on H-D's site, the heated grips all say that they won't work with internal wiring.
Anyone done this? Someone's got to have 575s on a Limited.
Anyone done this? Someone's got to have 575s on a Limited.
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I used Heat Demon heated grip inserts - they are inexpensive & you can use your choice of grips. I have internal wiring on my 06 SG with Wild 1 12.5" chubby apes. It took extra time to do them with the internal wiring, I used stripped Romax wire, went in from the center of the bars (Underneath the riser) out through the left and right. It took a while but was well worth it, looks great and they are nice & toasty.
I believe they make ones that work with TBW.
Good luck with your new bike too
I believe they make ones that work with TBW.
Good luck with your new bike too
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I just got done putting Heat Demons on my 08 EG and I have ISO grips on them with Throttle by wire and they work INCREDIBLE!! They actually get too hot. Install wasn't bad, but the switch housing was a little funky and didn't fit as well as I would like so I had to enlarge the holes one size and then it was better. I'll never use another style grip heater that's for sure.
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As long as they are 1-1/4 in. in diameter they will do. See https://www.hdforums.com/forum/5972412-post9.html
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That's correct. I can't imagine that it'd be an issue, but I'm trying to plan ahead so it's not.
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I was able to do mine by notching out the left grip with a pair of snips. The hard plastic feels like it wants to break on you but as long as you take out bits in a "v" fashion, you should be OK. I also had to grind away part of the inside of the lower housing, using a dremel, to allow the wires to reach the hole in the bar to run internally.
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I was able to do mine by notching out the left grip with a pair of snips. The hard plastic feels like it wants to break on you but as long as you take out bits in a "v" fashion, you should be OK. I also had to grind away part of the inside of the lower housing, using a dremel, to allow the wires to reach the hole in the bar to run internally.
Edited to add - The TBW wires and the heated grip wires are already internal on the right side, and the stock bars are smaller than the 575s.
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No worries,
Take a peek under the left bar, you should see the wires come out of the bottom of the grip and route back behind the switch housing to meet up with their friends. Inside the switch housing, there's a groove that holds the grip in place. All you have to do is notch the housing and grip, believe me once you open it up it'll be pretty self explainatory. Depending on your type of bar, you may have to splice and extend the three wires back to the battery. Oh, and on the right side, the heater wire plugs into the top of the TBW. You can pry the plastic off to take a look now. It only goes one way and you may want to practice before you start to rewire. I ended up using a needle nose to unplug/plug the right side. Sorry I can't be of more help but I did it last winter and to tell you the truth, The only thing I really remember is how frustrating the pulling of wires went. The good news is you can do it all at the kitchen table.
Take a peek under the left bar, you should see the wires come out of the bottom of the grip and route back behind the switch housing to meet up with their friends. Inside the switch housing, there's a groove that holds the grip in place. All you have to do is notch the housing and grip, believe me once you open it up it'll be pretty self explainatory. Depending on your type of bar, you may have to splice and extend the three wires back to the battery. Oh, and on the right side, the heater wire plugs into the top of the TBW. You can pry the plastic off to take a look now. It only goes one way and you may want to practice before you start to rewire. I ended up using a needle nose to unplug/plug the right side. Sorry I can't be of more help but I did it last winter and to tell you the truth, The only thing I really remember is how frustrating the pulling of wires went. The good news is you can do it all at the kitchen table.